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MILIGAN’S MADNESS OR…zombie governments beget zombie policy. By Calum Paton It had to come, didn’t it? It was an accident waiting to happen, hanging over a gullible Wes ever since he communed with his inner Blairite and recruited the old gang to advise him. “NHS will compete with itself in…

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Principles for embedding health equity language in policy research, writing, and practice onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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What an interesting project jonwilliamson.uk/projects/isr...

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THE SOUND OF CRYING Or…the end of ideology (again) Hang out the flags, a new world order's on the way Start singing now, a song to greet the joyful day Just when we thought the time was right for celebrating With music of the spheres What's this - another boat of fleeing refugees On a sea of…

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Our new paper delves into the complexities of employment and deployment models of #ARRS staff. Using #realistevaluation we explored how #PCN & #GPpractice decision behind staffing choices influence the operationalisation of ARRS @kathcheckland.bsky.social @smspooner.bsky.social⬇️

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Announcing a new and exciting role for 2025: journals.sagepub.com/page/hsr/edi...

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Then they came for the research funding bodies and there was no science and no evidence ... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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I'm pleased to share the below job post for a post-doc research associate to join us in @hscwru.bsky.social at KCL on an exciting new health and social care project. This is a full-time post for 30 months. Accepting applications until 29th Jan. Please share ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103567-...

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MEET THE NEW BOSS. SAME AS THE OLD BOSS. (‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, The Who.) By Calum Paton Call me naive, but about two years ago I was looking forward to this Labour government. That Keir Starmer - he’s neither Blair nor Corbyn, innit? But I was wrong. He’s Blair only devoid of money and…

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A reminder here about the call for abstracts and workshop proposals for the Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social annual conference at Newcastle University in July 2025! All the information is here: hsruk2025.org #healthpolicysky #medsky #healthservicesresearch #NIHR #HSDR #healthpolicy

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If you are curious about #QualitativeResearchMethods we're running our 8 week evening class, from 22/1/25... Pull up a comfy chair and join us as we read the Pope and Mays textbook and chat to expert researchers (& chapter authors). @oxprimarycare.bsky.social www.phc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-...

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We Need to Talk about Nigel By Calum Paton I have taken the liberty of adapting the title of Lionel Shriver’s novel by replacing ‘Kevin’ with ‘Nigel’! We do need to talk about Nigel. Not because he is a psychopath, like Kevin - but because the Labour Party’s strategy of (almost) ignoring him and…

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The enshittification of uk general practice. (He’s talking about our paper!!) led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social bjgp.org/content/75/7...

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HPPN 2025 Annual Event Call for Abstracts We are delighted to announce that HPPN 2025 will be held on 20-21 May at the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) (University of Birmingham). We invite submissions of abstracts (up to 500 words) on any topic related to health politics, policy or…

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APPLICATION FOR CHAIR OF NHS ENGLAND: PERSONAL STATEMENT *** By Calum Paton Dear Wes It has come to my attention that NHS England is looking for a new Chair. So for the sake of my wife (who is at her wits’ end having me under her feet since my retirement), I thought I would apply. After all, three…

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Rosy was our editor at Nature Protocols! Worth a follow for good science posts. 🧪

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Coming January - online evening course based on the book ‘Qualitative Research in Health Care’ ed. Catherine Pope and Nicholas Mays. Self-paced learning with input from experienced qualitative researchers providing an accessible introduction to qualitative research. www.phc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-...

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'The implementation of current Health Research Authority approval processes for low risk staff research has the potential to use more NHS organisational resources than the research study itself.' The governance burdens of research highlighted. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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"'How are you?' These are the three most useless words in the world of communication." This compelling (but wrong/daft) assertion is based on #communication myth rather than how we actually talk 🧐 And asking "how are you" can even save lives... 🧵 1/15 [Bringing #EMCA threads to Bluesky!]

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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

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My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

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The reasons for falling pharmacy technicians numbers are complex. They include low pay, limited career advancement, lack of recognition by employers and stressful work environments with heavy workloads, inadequate staffing, and lack of support. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...

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This is really helpful for those new in this space ⬇️

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BJGPLife: Reflections on how best to integrate a Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) into General Practice bjgplife.com/reflect...

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Digitalisation is deepening existing inequalities in #PrimaryCare access for minoritised ethnic communities, further limiting their ability to receive timely, quality health care 🔗 doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

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@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social and I spoke with The Doctor magazine about our work on quality in contemporary general practice thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...

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As today is International Tongue Twister Day, here’s a thread of my favourite international tongue twisters, starting with this Dutch one… Als jouw tekkel mijn tekkel tackelt, tackelt mijn tekkel jouw tekkel terug If your dachshund tackles my dachshund, my dachshund will tackle your dachshund back

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Reporting guidelines for qualitative research (these seem quite good): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to @researchandv.bsky.social for the spot!

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Coming up on Friday 29th November 2024, 13.00-17.00 GMT, a webinar on #conversation analysis and #conversational technologies. Register free to hear and ask questions of #EMCA academics and #CxD #AI industry commentators from our 22-piece special issue! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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New paper from @martinmckee.bsky.social The future of health professions Is your doctor going to be replaced by a McAssociate? Or by AI? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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🥁 🧪 The List QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH is up and running! This is a first stab. Some people on it may not belong (or may want to come off it). Many people who should be on it aren't (yet). Please reply with more suggestions (esp for academics of colour / Global South). bsky.app/profile/tris...

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New @bmj.com and Health Foundation paper from Kieran Walshe @taralamont.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social and me on the pressing need for more investment in and use by policy makers of high quality workforce research evidence: www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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We just won RCGP Research Paper of the Year for this: qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/9...

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Critical social science.

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My article for @theconversationuk.bsky.social about the #DarziReview of the #NHS and the pitfalls that the government needs to avoid as it embarks on NHS reforms: theconversation.com/the-nhs-is-i...

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How covid spreads: narratives, counter-narratives and social dramas. Our paper for BMJ to inform the UK's covid-19 inquiry. So far, all the things we claimed in this paper have been borne out in the inquiry. This is an international scandal. www.bmj.com/content/378/...

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Many, many, many things have already been tried in attempting to improve access to general practice. We've curated them here. www.health.org.uk/sites/defaul...

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One cool feature of Bluesky is the feeds (as well as hashtags) so you can curate how you find content. Have collated several GP-adjacent hashtags into one 'GP and Primary Care' feed. #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #GPSky #BJGP #FamilyMedicine all included. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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The problem isn’t Physician Associates - they are decent people doing their best to help It’s a NHS leader/system/policy choice that fails to value training/expertise over numbers of staff Resulting in unsafer/more inefficient/more costly care for patients www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...

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How 5 of history’s worst pandemics ended. The Black Death went on for 7 years and resurfaced 40 times in the next 300 years. www.history.com/news/pandemi...

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Today Justine Karpusheff from the Health Foundation explores a new realist synthesis of factors affecting retention of staff in UK adult mental health services nationalelfservice.net?p=183171

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